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V L'. T. HARPER. Hay-Burner Attachment for Stoves. Iva-224,683 PatentedFeb. 17, 81.80;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEVERETT' T. HARPER, OF SIOUX FALLS, DAKOTA TERRITORY.

HAY-BURNER'ATTAOHMENT FOR STOVES.

" SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,683, datedFebruary 1'7, 1880.

Application filed December 19, 1879.

To all whom it may. concern Be it known that I, LEVERETT T. HARPER, ofSioux Falls, in the county of Minnehaha, Dakota Territory, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Burner Attachments forStoves; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, andexact de' scription 6f the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cookstove with the hayburnerattached. Fig. 2is a vertical central section of the hay-burnerattachment. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the follower.

The present invention relates to that class of devices used to enablehay or any like 1naterial to be burned as fuel in cook and other stoves;and the novelty consists more particularly in the construction of thedevice and its special adaptation for use, all as will now be more indetail set out and explained.

In the accompanying drawings. A denotes any ordinary cook-stove, and inone of the potholes, as at-ct, the lid being removed, is placed 1 thelower or bottom end of the body part b of the hay-burning attachment B.This part of attachment B is usually of a cylindrical shape,

and made of sheet metal; but the top rim, 1), and the flange 1), whichis designed to fit over and about the pothole, may be made of castiron,and both may be secured to the body part in any convenient Way.

It is designed that the body part bshall be of suitable diameter to fitreasonably close into the pot-hole, and the flange b is intended to restupon the stove-top; and it will also close any crack or space betweenits sides and the edges'of the pot-hole. In this way will be afforded afirm seat for the attachment B when it is set in and upon thepot-hole a,above described.

The follower is preferably made of cast I "at one end on c and at theother on G, will serve to brace and keep the same steadythat is, alwaysinsure a ready vertical movement of 0 within the attachment B.

If desired, the mere size or shape of the at tachment can be changed soasto fit the boileropening of the stove, or it can be made square or ofany desired shape or size.

In use it is designed tofill this attachment in the barn or hay-room andplace it in the pot-hole over the fire-box or fire-space of the stove.As the contents are burned away at the lower end in the stove the weightof the follower O is sufficient to feed along the body of the hay tokeep up active combustion.

Then a charge has burned out the attachments can be removed and easilyfilled again. It may be best, however, to use two'or more with eachstove, and then have a filled one ready for use when that on thestovebecomes empty.

It is evident that straw, leaves, or any like substance may be used inthcattachment as fuel, if desired, for I do not intend to confine it tothe use of hay.

Having thus described my invention, what I consider new, and. desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The hay-burner attachment B, constructed as described, and provided withthe internal follower, 0, having handle 0 and arms or supports cl,substantially as and for the purpose set forth. y

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this10th day of December, 187 9.

LEVERETT T. HARPER.

Witnesses:

T. F. LEAVITT, G. H. VINCENT.

